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The Kinks — You Really Got Me
Album: Kinks
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Released: 1964
Length: 2:10
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Girl, you really got me goin'
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin'
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night

Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now
Oh yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night

You really got me
You really got me
You really got me

See, don't ever set me free
I always wanna be by your side
Girl, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night

Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now
Oh yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night

You really got me
You really got me
You really got me
Oh, no

See, don't ever set me free
I always wanna be by your side
Girl, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night

Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now
Oh yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night

You really got me
You really got me
You really got me
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dancin' to 45s on the Kilmister's porch...good days
Posted 2 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
Music for listening to nuclear war air siren drills.
Posted 2 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
R.D. , The great grandfather of punk
Posted 3 years ago by ray_killeen    [ Reply ]
I like how the chord-strumming rocking end of "If Only" blends into similar guitars of the start of "You Really Got Me.  Nice song transition, Bill!
Posted 3 years ago by jim.stimeck    [ Reply ]
great song by my Kinks. Its getting too much play in my head.
Posted 3 years ago by aneal300    [ Reply ]
Love Brian Eno's version of this song on "801 Live".
Posted 5 years ago by keno123455    [ Reply ]
 twoplain2sea wrote:

                                              The Day I Lied To Myself

                    I got a baby, and her speciality was coming back from future
              So I quit strutting my stuff, and lying to her didn't even cross my mind.
                             Pretty much left to her to turn water into wine.
                          I still don't know where she gets all these goods.

 
My poetry appreciation levels have SLOWLY risen over the years, and I'm far from an aficionado to be sure; still, I find your apparently random musings rather amusing!  Long Live RP and (you too 2P2C)
Posted 6 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 douglazeric526 wrote:
Great song!  Horrible sound.  Sounds like a poorly recorded cassette tape.  Maybe you can find a great live version of this song instead.
 
The original Pye single sounds better than this.  
Posted 6 years ago by trevc    [ Reply ]
 enkay wrote:

Ha ha ha ha....good one!

Oh wait, sorry. You meant that didn't you? 

 
{#Clap}
Posted 6 years ago by ImaOldman    [ Reply ]
 douglazeric526 wrote:
Great song!  Horrible sound.  Sounds like a poorly recorded cassette tape.  Maybe you can find a great live version of this song instead.
 
they poked a hole in the speaker to get this garage grunge sound
Posted 6 years ago by ray_killeen    [ Reply ]
 sirdroseph wrote:
Van Halen's cover is better. 

 
No Kinks = No Van Halen. These guys were the first band to do "heavy Metal" and every rock band post Kinks owes a debt of gratitude!
Posted 7 years ago by ImaOldman    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:
All right...it's Arcade Fire!

 
That is quite a fixation.
Posted 7 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
All right...it's Arcade Fire!
Posted 7 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Great song!  Horrible sound.  Sounds like a poorly recorded cassette tape.  Maybe you can find a great live version of this song instead.
Posted 7 years ago by douglazeric526    [ Reply ]
 sirdroseph wrote:
Van Halen's cover is better. 

 
Ha ha ha ha....good one!

Oh wait, sorry. You meant that didn't you? 
Posted 7 years ago by enkay    [ Reply ]
Close to iconic-solid 9
Posted 8 years ago by senorcerveza    [ Reply ]
Pretty kick-ass for 1964 (or 2016, for that matter).
Posted 8 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Classic....
Posted 8 years ago by pcc    [ Reply ]

                                              The Day I Lied To Myself

                    I got a baby, and her speciality was coming back from future
              So I quit strutting my stuff, and lying to her didn't even cross my mind.
                             Pretty much left to her to turn water into wine.
                          I still don't know where she gets all these goods.
Posted 8 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:
Amazing that this only showed up on RP about 18 months ago. A true classic even if the band sounds like they've had about 1 year's worth of music lessons and four weeks of practicing together. 
 
I don't think the band sounds like that at all in this tune.  Sure, it's got that "lo-fi" sound that most recordings had in 1964, which with many  of today's ears, sounds kind of "muddy or "garage-y".  As far as the musicianship, it's pretty tight, especially the rhythm section.
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 sirdroseph wrote:
Van Halen's cover is better. 

 
You may be right, but Van Halen never performed it on The Ed Sullivan Show..
Posted 9 years ago by wgsu_1978    [ Reply ]
The impact of these riffs on rock and roll.......!  {#Guitarist}  {#Cheers}
Posted 9 years ago by d48m02h1918    [ Reply ]
It's the guitar hooks!!!!

So simple, so fun, so eternal!!!  
Posted 9 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Van Halen's cover is better. 
Posted 9 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
She "gets" me.
Posted 9 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
Me likey like, very much!
{#Dance} 
Posted 10 years ago by ljoergen    [ Reply ]
{#Bananajam}{#Dancingbanana}{#Bananajumprope}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Bananasplit}
Posted 10 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
{#Bananapiano}
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]

Screams rock 'n' roll.  Embodies it.

Yeah.    


Posted 10 years ago by steeler    [ Reply ]
This and "My Generation" are two of a perfect pair. This made me a HUGE fan of 1/2 of the Kinks music and the same went for MG and The Who. (Both of those songs are tens for me)
Posted 11 years ago by Wizzo_oz    [ Reply ]
 Dahlia_Gumbo wrote:
{#Dancingbanana}{#Bananasplit}{#Dancingbanana}

 
I agree!
Posted 11 years ago by ambrebalte    [ Reply ]
Early 60s at its finest. In two minutes or less. 
And not available on iTunes.
Now that's sucko barfo.
 
Posted 11 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana}{#Bananasplit}{#Dancingbanana}
Posted 11 years ago by Dahlia_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
 gypsyman wrote:
One of my first rock'n'roll memories.  {#Good-vibes}

 
My first rock concert... The Led Zeppelin tour was cancelled so we went to see Ray and the boys instead..We went back to see them again a few years later...
Posted 11 years ago by drewd    [ Reply ]
Amazing that this only showed up on RP about 18 months ago. A true classic even if the band sounds like they've had about 1 year's worth of music lessons and four weeks of practicing together. 
Posted 11 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]

This classic song is soooo good for the ears...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
Everyone at the Kinks Memorial Fan CLub loves this song.

Get up and dance!

Aw, Alright!.......... 
Posted 11 years ago by MirageRF    [ Reply ]
 hbs47 wrote:
Regarded by some to be the first heavy metal song, or at least the first with the accepted "power chord" format.
 
There is a definite rockin' element to it
Posted 11 years ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
Regarded by some to be the first heavy metal song, or at least the first with the accepted "power chord" format.
Posted 11 years ago by hbs47    [ Reply ]
There must have been more than 2 comments about this song.
There is a lot of history here.

Posted 11 years ago by number7    [ Reply ]
One of my first rock'n'roll memories.  {#Good-vibes}
Posted 11 years ago by DD gypsyman    [ Reply ]
 JIan wrote:
It would be terrific to hear a bit more of the old Kinks, such as their album Muswell Hillbillies. {#Angel}
 
 
You Damn Right!
Posted 12 years ago by a_hevel    [ Reply ]
It would be terrific to hear a bit more of the old Kinks, such as their album Muswell Hillbillies. {#Angel}
 
Posted 12 years ago by JIan    [ Reply ]